I get so irritated every time I pay my cable bill. It is so. much. money. I really want to use Hulu and Netflix but DH is a huge baseball fan. He is worried he won't be able to get baseball. Have any of you gotten around this?
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We haven't had cable in forever.
All of my shows are on abc.com or I can find them online.
DH isn't a big tv watcher so we make do. -
Not sure how to handle the sports thing, but we do not have cable just Netflix and then an antenna which gives us one local channel lol. I love not paying a cable bill though, it's outrageous.
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We got rid of cable and use Roku instead. I miss being able to channel surf, but let's be honest... I never get to watch my shows on time anyway!
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We just have Netflix--stopped our cable over a year ago. It works great for us. I know a lot of sports games are online now; maybe you could hook up a laptop to the TV for games?
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I am a big baseball fan and do not have cable. I root for an out of town team so I would have had to pay for some huge package with cable anyway. I get the MLB.tv service. It lets you watch every game from all teams except for the in-market team in your area. I think it's $125 for the season. You pay for the postseason separately. I don't know if that helps your husband, though, if he roots for the hometown team.
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@mrsmate - he is a big hometown guy, but thanks for the suggestion!
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We've been cable free since 2004 and TV free since 2006. Honestly, if we really want to see a game or sporting event, we go out to see it or watch with friends. You stop "needing" to be so plugged in!
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You guys are fearless. DH listed cable as one of his top three expenses that would be the last to go if we fell on hard times.
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Here's what we do: Listen to games on the radio, go to a couple live games in the summer, and go to a sports bar every now and then. We got rid of cable and we are huge baseball fans (Red Sox & Yankees). But it has actually been fine!
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@mrskoala - Red Sox and Yankees in the same house? Is that allowed?! I feel like I would be depriving poor DH, he literally watches the game every. night. Do you think rabbit ears would get me the local game?
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PS- it can't be a coincidence that all the ads I see on this thread are for Hulu now.
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Football and the occasional movie is the only reason why we have a TV at all. We have never had cable as long as DH and I have been together and haven't really missed it. Fortunately, football is either on local channels or fairly conducive to a sports-bar date! Baseball would be tough, depending on the teams your DH follows. You might want to check on MLB or ESPN's on-line streaming services. You can plug your computer into the TV and watch in real-time.
On the other hand, we would never make it without internet service!
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